Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Immunostimulation in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia.

Pierachille Santus Dejan RadovanovicMicaela GarzianoStefano PiniGiuseppe CroceGiuseppe FucciaDebora SpitaleriMara Biasin Mario Salvatore Clerici Daria Trabattoni

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)

Immunomodulation exerted by PDT and systemic corticosteroids may foster a restoration in the innate response to the viral infection. These results should be confirmed in larger RCTs.

Keyphrases

immune response
photodynamic therapy
community acquired pneumonia
respiratory failure
intensive care unit
drug induced
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation